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Public Health Educator

Nleague Services Inc

Jackson, Tennessee

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$28–$30 Per Hour
JOB TYPE
Full-time
SKILLS
Academic Intervention, Clinical Support, Communication Skills, Community Health, Community Intervention, Community Relations, Customer Satisfaction, Customer/Client Research, Dementia, Develop and Maintain Customers, Financial Management, Funding, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Health Department, Health Education, Health Plan, Healthcare, Healthcare Providers, Home Care, Information/Data Security (InfoSec), Licensed Practical Nurse/Licensed Vocational Nurse, Maintain Compliance, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Nursing, Office Equipment, Operating Room Nursing, Public Health, Risk, Risk Management, Social Work, Team Player, Training/Teaching, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Jackson, Tennessee
POSTED
4 days ago
Public Health Educator 2Dementia Navigators connect caregivers and individuals living with dementia to community resources and clinical support, helping them remain safely at home as long as possible. Responsibilities include promoting dementia-friendly practices, providing memory screenings, educating about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD), encouraging early detection, improving access to services, and strengthening community-clinical partnerships. Based in Maury County, this role serves Maury and Marshall Counties, with some travel across Tennessee. Reports to the Deputy Director, Office of Healthy Aging, Tennessee Department of Health.Key ResponsibilitiesBuilds relationships with community partners to connect individuals with ADRD and caregivers to resources.Delivers educational materials, presentations, memory screenings, and resources to reduce dementia risk, support caregivers, and promote dementia-friendly environments.Collaborates with health care providers to promote early ADRD detection, diagnosis, resource awareness, and individualized care plans.Distributes evidence-based educational materials and interventions to the community, individuals with ADRD, and caregivers.Identifies and reports funding opportunities to support local ADRD and caregiver activities.Maintains secure client information, tracks client outcomes and barriers to care, and streamlines referrals.Monitors program success, tracks individuals served, client satisfaction, and educational outreach.Develops and tracks partnerships focused on dementia risk reduction and support for individuals with ADRD and caregivers.Assesses and tracks community barriers to care for individuals with ADRD and caregivers.Stays current on evidence-based practices in dementia risk, ADRD, and caregiving. Uses data to inform program delivery and outreach.Participates in ongoing training to stay informed on research and resources.Communicates regularly with team members and supervisors at all levels to ensure program consistency.Facilitates collaboration with co-workers and external partners to ensure effective support for individuals with ADRD and caregivers.Communicates effectively with supervisors through multiple channels.Ensures HIPAA compliance by securely storing and protecting client data.Manages and tracks financial records according to state and county requirements.Minimum Qualifications/Experience Education and ExperienceGraduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in public health, nursing, social work, or other comparable discipline and experience equivalent to two years of full-time increasingly responsible professional public health, nursing, social work or another related field OR licensed practical nurses with five years or more work experience working in a healthcare, home health, or community health setting. OR Substitution of Education for Experience: Additional graduate coursework in public health, community organizing, social work, nursing, or other related fields may be substituted for the required non-specialized experience on a year-for-year basis. OR Substitution of Experience for Education: Qualifying full-time experience in public health, nursing, social work, or other related fields may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis, to a maximum of four years. Individuals with personal experience caring for those with dementia or working in a setting where they came in close contact with people with dementia or caregivers are encouraged to apply.CompetenciesProblem SolvingOrganizingProcess ManagementIndependencePerseverancePresentation SkillsWritten CommunicationsApproachabilityCustomer FocusKnowledgeCommunications and MediaCustomer and Personal ServiceEducation and TrainingMathematicsSkillsActive Learning and ListeningCritical ThinkingLearning StrategiesMonitoringReading ComprehensionPublic SpeakingStrong Writing SkillsInstructingSystems EvaluationProficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and OutlookAbilitiesFluency of ideasOral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionTools and Equipment UsedComputerTelephoneFax MachineCopy MachinePrinterScannerOther Office Equipment is needed.

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